Sochi 2014: Val Sweeting rink earns Canadian Olympic trials berth

Olympic trials set for Winnipeg next month.

Edmonton skip Valerie Sweeting delivers the rock while Rachelle Pidherny and Joanne Courtney sweep in Sunday's win at the Canadian Olympic curling pre-trials in Kitchener.

By:The Canadian Press, Published on Sun Nov 10 2013

KITCHENER, ONT.—Edmonton’s Val Sweeting claimed the final women’s berth in the Roar of the Rings Canadian curling trials with a 6-4 victory over Kelly Scott of Kelowna, B.C. in the final qualifying game of the Road to the Roar on Sunday.

Sweeting and teammates Dana Ferguson, Joanne Courtney, Rachelle Pidherny and coach Taina Smiley will join seven other women’s rinks in Winnipeg next month and battle to represent Canada at the Sochi Olympics in February.

“It feels great,” said Sweeting. “We kept it tight at the beginning and stepped it up for the last half and played well.”